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an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement). JOB TITLE: Budget and Programming Officer TYPE OF CONTRACT: CST REG
- Level II UNIT/DIVISION: Aviation Service (SCDA) / Supply Chain & Delivery DUTY STATION (City, Country): Rome, Italy DURATION: 11 Months BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT Manage the stewardship of UNHAS and EUHAF resources through monitoring financial and accounting data, analyzing, and reporting and ensuring financial technical assistance is efficiently and effectively provided to 21 AFOs. Establish team priorities and work plan. The position is based in Rome, Italy, and reports directly to the Deputy Head of Business Unit, Aviation Service. ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES 1. Supervise the funds management team. 2. Prepare Country portfolio budgets and budget revisions for UNHAS activities and on demand service provisions. 3. Support with the preparation of funding proposals and ah-doc financial reports. 4. Monitor and provide advice on fund utilization and advance financing and repayment agreements, alerting Country Office to approaching deadlines for unassigned funds and potential resource shortfalls/surpluses, and proposing appropriate solutions. 5.



Monitor and provide advice on actions related to project closure and resource transfer. 6. Follow up the status of forecasted contributions and prepare requests for Advance Financing, programming of donor contributions, based on contributions’ validity period and donors’ conditions. 7. Ensure programming of cost recovery income timely and as per activity’s requirements. 8. Monitor and ensure that expenditures are recorded in compliance with WFP Rules and Regulations. 9. Perform oversight activities to all air operations on continuous basis. 10. Prepare accurate reports, provide consistent information for stakeholders and identify issues that support decision-making by senior management and prepare monthly reports to management on all UNHAS/ ECHO and other air operations’ funding situations. 11. Constantly monitor the performance of operations to ensure that appropriate internal controls are in place. 12. Participate in the review of directives and guidelines related to air operations as required. 13. Provide training to newly appointed CATOs and UNHAS Finance colleagues. 14. Provide technical advice and identify opportunities for improvement and innovation initiatives. DELIVERABLES AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT UNHAS/EUHAF financial reports produced in time, Adequate support provided to the AFOs, Feedback provided in time to the stakeholders, Donor contributions are effectively end efficiently managed and Proper funds management process well implemented. 1. Perform any other duties as required. QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

Education:
Advanced University degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in Finance, Business Administration, Accounting or related fields or First University degree in the same subject(s) with additional years of r

📌 Budget and Programming Officer (Roma)
🏢 World Food Programme
📍 Roma